The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court's ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at courts.state.ar.us.
PROCEEDINGS OF March 17, 2016
JUSTICE COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON
CV-15-711. Kenny Quarles, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Bennie Jean Quarles, Deceased, and On Behalf Of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Bennie Jean Quarles, Deceased v. Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation, LLC a/k/a Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation; Arkadelphia Holdings, LLC; SLC Operations Master Tenant, LLC; SLC Operations, LLC; SLC Professionals of Arkansas, LLC; SLC Administrative Services of Arkansas, LLC; Capital SeniorCare Ventures, LLC; SLC Properties, LLC; 2701 Twin Rivers Drive, LLC; Senior Vantage Point, LLC; Senior Living Communities of Arkansas, LLC; EOR Group, Ltd.; EOR, LLC; EOR-ARK, LLC; VAJ, LLC; Quality Review, LLC; Angela Marlar, In Her Capacity as Administrator/Executive Director of Golden Living Center -- Arkadelphia n/k/a Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation, LLC; Deborah Thornton, In Her Capacity as Administrator of Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation, LLC f/k/a Golden Living Center -- Arkadelphia, from Clark County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Brill, C.J., Danielson and Hart, JJ., concur.
JUSTICE JOSEPHINE LINKER HART
CR-15-779. State v. Billy Gene Coble, from Jefferson County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Brill, C.J., and Danielson, J., dissent.
CV-15-107. Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. and Bank of the Ozarks v. Robert Walker, Ann B. Hines, and Judith Belk, from Lonoke County Circuit Court. Affirmed. Special Justice Walter B. Cox joins. Goodson, J., concurs in part and dissents in part. Wood, J., not participating.
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CR-15-417. Karl D. Roberts v. State, from Polk County Circuit Court. Reversed and remanded. Brill, C.J., Danielson and Goodson, JJ., dissent.
JUSTICE ROBIN F. WYNNE
CV-15-616. Baptist Health Medical Systems, Mercy Health Systems, and Washington Regional Medical Center v. Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General; Arkansas Department of Health; and Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH, Director, from Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sixth Division. Reversed on cross-appeal; direct appeal dismissed. Danielson and Wood, JJ., dissent.
CV-15-785. Maurice R. Lipsey, William Larry Cox, and Connie L. Cox v. Karen Giles, from Cleburne County Circuit Court. Affirmed.
Metro on 03/18/2016